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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2005
Filed:
Jan. 08, 2004
Gregory C. Poe, Chepachet, RI (US);
Charles D. Mccarrick, Plymouth, MA (US);
Gregory C. Poe, Chepachet, RI (US);
Charles D. McCarrick, Plymouth, MA (US);
KVH Industries, Inc., Middletown, RI (US);
Abstract
Disclosed are systems, methods, and an apparatus that includes a microstrip network disposed on a ground plane and including at least one collection point, where the collection point(s) is in electrical communication with the microstrip network, a probe associated with each collection point, the probe extending through at least one opening in the ground plane and in electrical communication with one or more transmission line(s), and, a physical perturbation associated with each probe, the physical perturbation integrated with the transmission line(s) to create at least a first and a second signal port in the transmission line(s).